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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Challenge #38 Midway: Optional Theme...Card for a LOVED ONE

Hello and happy Thursday folks! I hope that you all got to spend some quality time with the special person or people in your life yesterday, for Valentine's Day. I cuddled up next to my hubby on the couch while we watched a movie. It is nice having a day dedicated to love, though it also important to spend quality time with most important people in your lives, EVERY day of the year. And, why not send them a card letting you know how much you care. In fact, that is what this month's theme is all about--creating a Christmas card for a loved one. You can read more about the theme description below.

First though, since we are halfway through the
month of February, it is time to see what the Merry Maidens have been up to with their cute images from Mari Digis, our guest sponsor this month!

Check out the cute images that the team worked with this
month for the mid-point of the challenge. Clicking on any of the image names will take you to their spot in the Mari Digis store. These three images will also be the prize for one lucky winner in this challenge.

Thank you so much to this month's
generous sponsor for providing such sweet images for the team to
work with! Please pop over and pay Mari Digis a visit when you have the
chance! You are sure to find something to add to your wish list while
you are there!

While team members had the option of working with any of my Décosse's
Dynamite Doodles papers, I did create a special set called Winter World of Love. Check out the preview...

Everyone who links up a minimum of two cards during the month of February will earn ONE of the digital papers from this set. The specific paper
up for grabs will be shown during the winner announcement post.
Additionally, one random winner will earn the full set of papers.

Have your say in determining which paper will be offered to those who
link up a minimum of two cards this month by completing the poll below.

DIGI PAPER POLL
Please click "like" to choose the ONE paper that you would
like offered up to participants who link up a minimum of two cards
during the month of February. Poll will be open until February 28th,
11:59 p.m. EST. Please note that you can get a better idea of what the actual
paper looks like by bringing the preview ABOVE up in the lightbox.

Now
check out what the Merry Maidens came up with to inspire you. Clicking
on
the names will take you to the individual blogs where you can check
out the details for all these wonderful cards.

So if you haven't entered already, what are you waiting for? It is
time to link up your Christmas and other holiday cards for February. Whether
you choose to link up ANY type of Christmas or holiday card you've made for a chance to win this month's Paper Kit, or link up two of them simply to
earn your free paper this month, or you choose to also follow the
optional theme to have a chance at the sponsor's prize, it is completely
up to you!

Here is a refresher of the details for this challenge...

Please remember that this is a CARDS ONLY link up. While we've
had some lovely tag entries in the past, we've sadly had to disqualify them.

Challenge #38

Optional Theme:

Card for a LOVED ONE

When it comes down to it, Christmas is all about spending time with the
people you love! Even if family members live far apart, most try to get
together to spend a portion of the holidays together if they are able
to. Family is precious. So are close friends for that matter. It is the
people who are nearest and dearest to us in our lives that are always
there for us, no matter what reason we may need them! Being able to
enjoy their company at Christmas time makes those connections all the
more special!

That is why this month, in order to have a chance to win the prize from our guest sponsor, we want you to create a card specifically for someone you love. It
could be for your partner or spouse; for your son or daughter; or even
your parents. Maybe you have an aunt or uncle that you are really close
to; or perhaps, there is a special best friend in your life that means
the world to you. It doesn't matter who specifically you make the card
for, just that it be for someone that you love very much.If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your name so that we include you in the draw for the prize AND you'll also need to let us
know which particular loved one in your life you made the card for. If
it isn't obvious, you'll need to let us know by mentioning it in your
post. Just a note next to the link up for this challenge would be fine. Keep in mind though, that if you don't tell us who the loved one is, you will be
exempt from qualifying for the prize.

Remember, you don't need to follow the theme to link up your cards and
earn a free paper each month or for a chance to win the featured paper
set. You only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win this
month's sponsored prize of the same three digis used by the majority of
the team members, provided by Mari Digis.

If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I started it under the 'Introductions'
tab. As this is a different kind of link up where we have both an Anything Goes Christmas or other December Holiday option AND an optional theme to follow, be sure
to read all the details and rules you need to know in order to
participate, by checking out the 'Challenge Details' tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog).

You can find the Challenge Details Summary along with the link up forChallenge #38 by clicking HERE.

Don't Forget, if everything goes according to plan...

If I can pull it off, I'll try and get another winner announcement done before the month is out.

Pat will be here on February 23rd with a new Christmas Craft suggestion.

Our new challenge will start on March 1st.

Other special posts may be published throughout the month. Be sure
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Challenges go live the 1st of each month generally at 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time, if everything goes according to plan. Please click HEREto go to the current challenge. Whether you choose to link up ANY type of Christmas or holiday card for a chance to win the sponsor's prize, or link up two cards to earn your free monthly paper, or you choose to link up a card following the optional twist for a chance to win the monthly Paper Kit, it is completely up to you!

Digi Paper Poll

If you would like a say in determining which digi paper will be offered to those who link up a minimum of 2 cards this month, be sure to vote in our poll. Click HERE to head there now.

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Are you a lucky winner or part of the top three in Challenge #46? Click HERE to find out. If you missed the results of Challenge #45, click HERE. For all other previous challenges click HERE.

Basic Rules Summary

While you can find out ALL the information you need to know in order to participate in the challenge by checking out the 'Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page (or by clicking HERE), here is a refresher of the basics.

This is a CARDS ONLY link up.

You can link up a MAXIMUM of TEN Christmas and/or December holiday themed cards (including Happy New Year's cards)throughout the month.

Every person who has linked up a MINIMUM of two (2) cards during the month will be eligible to receive a specially designed Christmas themed digital paper.

ALL entries adhering to our basic rules have the have the chance to win a prize from that month's guest sponsor.

Each month there will be an OPTIONAL TWIST to follow. Anyone who submits a card following the optional twist, will have the opportunity to win a mini pack of digi papers.

This is NOT a progressive challenge. You can jump in at any time.

No backlinking.

Make sure when entering your project that you mention The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up in your post with a link back to this blog.

Please remember to link directly to your blog post where we can see your creation, and not just the generic link to your blog.

The above list is a summary of the most important rules. Please refer to the 'Challenge Details' tab to acquaint yourself with ALL the rules of this link up.